Founded in 1998, Global Strategies Group (GLOBAL) is a leading provider of defence and national security technology, software and systems.
Operating at the nexus of government and business, they address the key national security challenges of the 21st Century posted by hostile states, terrorist and criminal networks and the new threats of the Information Age.
They invest in capabilities that help ensure the security of the information domain, the effectiveness of defence and intelligence operations, and the resilience of critical national infrastructure.
Investment Approach
GLOBAL has been an investor and operator in defence and national security since 1998. Across all of their investments they apply their deep understanding of the sector, of managing business growth and change and of the financial market, gained over many years of running a world wide enterprise at the forefront of national security. They achieve significant returns by identifying and investing in dynamic businesses that seek to develop and grow, and where their sector expertise can add significant value. By using both public and private market capital structures to take key positions, Global Strategies Group is perfectly positioned to best support all of its stakeholders. Their investment approach is both rigorous and flexible and is guided by the following:
Sector Specific
Global Strategies Group is a sector specialist and only invests in next generation defence and national security technology, software and systems, where there is proven demand.
Flexible Structure
They work with co-investors using both public and private capital structures, and take either minority or majority positions in established, growth oriented businesses.
Strategic Advantage
They bring intellectual capital as well as finance to their investments, providing vision and strategy to help position and drive for accelerated growth. They have a deep understanding of the customer requirements and their extensive network of privileged relationships gives them information advantage to aid organic growth.
Smart Capital
They maintain a robust proprietary deal flow through their highly experienced M&A practice which allows them to smartly build key capabilities and customer sets to give their investments a competitive edge.
Entrepreneurial Mindset
They invest in smart business leaders who share their vision and mission focus. They work with entrepreneurs who drive for continuous improvement, and who seek growth capital to finance expansion and produce competitive advantage.
Transformation
They help a business achieve excellence through adopting and adapting best practices gained from their many years of operational experience and managing significant growth and change.
Decisive Partnering
They utilise a formal but swift decision making process for all of their investments. Their dynamic approach to business sets them apart. Good governance is very important to them and they seek to add value through an ethical and transparent way of working that creates a rewarding partnership with all their stakeholders.
Ethical Principles
They put their hard won capital and reputation on the line. Hence, all of their investments are guided by a set of core values that are fundamental to their way of working: Ingenuity, Agility, Integrity, Commitment.
Operational Capability
International companies and governments are increasingly working together to identify and address complex security threats, many of which demand highly sophisticated solutions.
GLOBAL has worked at the nexus of government and business over two decades, developing a deep understanding of current and emerging threats to national security and how they can most effectively be tackled.
They deploy financial and intellectual capital to the design, integration and application of specialist technology, software and systems. Through this, they help to secure the information domain, support defence, intelligence and law enforcement operations, and ensure the resilience of critical infrastructure.
Company Values
At GLOBAL, they address many of their clients’ most complex challenges. In doing so, they operate according to a set of clearly defined values that are fundamental to their way of working.
Ingenuity
They are innovative thinkers, using their knowledge and experience to turn challenges into opportunities.
Commitment
They are mission-focused, working to enable the success of their clients, and sensitive to the communities in which they operate.
Agility
They are proactive problem solvers, flexible in responding quickly to challenging scenarios.
Integrity
They work to the highest standards of corporate and personal conduct, operating with professionalism towards all their stakeholders.
